Danger To Victim Trumps Due Process

Letter writer Harold F. Douglas [April 7, "What Of Due Process?"] apparently thinks that his right to due process is more important than the safety of a victim of domestic violence. The concept of due process is, of course, a valuable one -- but if it means that a man (usually) is allowed to keep his guns for a certain period after being accused of beating a woman (usually), surely we have to recognize that the necessity of protecting the victim takes precedence.

I get it: Gun owners like their guns and feel that the Second Amendment assures them of the right to own them. But in this situation, think about what that gun ownership means: a major threat for the victim.